title: Native Valve Endocarditis due to Enterococcus hirae Presenting as a Neurological Deficit.
abstract: Enterococcus hirae is a rare isolate in clinical specimens. We describe a case of native aortic valve endocarditis in a 56-year-old man. This is the third reported case of endocarditis due to this organism, the first without recurrence of endocarditis and the first presenting as a neurological deficit.
authors.affiliation: Neurology Department at Hospital Samaritano, São Paulo, SP, Brazil ; Neurology Department at Clinic Hospital of Medicine School, University of São Paulo (HCFMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil ; University of São Paulo Medical School, Division of Neurology of the Medicine School, Rua Itacolomi 333/83, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Anghinah
authors.forename: Rafael Gustavo Sato
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Mateus Mistieri
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Simabukuro
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guariglia
authors.forename: Lécio Figueira
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: Daniella Costa de Menezes E
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Gonçalves